EcoBeauty Bytes

Now, I will go on record and say that I do not envy women (this is Derek writing) in the slightest when it comes to pregnancy, I may envy them for other reasons, but those will be kept a secret.  With the “glorious” process of reproduction come many side effects, lots of which occur to the skin and on the face.  These problems include melasma (pregnancy mask), other discoloration, acne or breakouts, and itchy/flaky skin.  [...]

I have noticed that many people are very much against inter-mingling their skin care products.  They refuse to use one product from one line and one from another.  This baffles me, as I am all for using the best products for my skin whether or not they all belong to the same skin care line.  I do understand sticking with one product line, however, I do also believe in trying anything, at least once.  There are many skin care [...]

I am freaked out by cotton balls, there I said it. This is weird and I know this, as well as except it. However, I have surprisingly come across several others that share this same distaste for cotton balls. Some people say that I have clearly chosen the wrong field, but to that I say NO! I am well aware that there is a need for cotton products to be used and handled during my [...]

Banish fatique all in one stroke…well not really in one stroke but let’s say several. One of the most underrated healing and body cleansing techniques that I practice is dry brushing. It is SO simple. Takes only a few minutes a day and does wonders for your body’s circulation. For those unfamiliar with dry brushing, it is a technique used to stimulate lymph flow and improve circulation, this enhances the removal of metabolic waste from [...]

I feel like lots of people treat masks as the red headed stepchild of their skin care routine, saying that it is not necessary at that exact moment and say things like “oh, I will do a mask tomorrow night”.  Just to let you know, this DOES hurt the masks feelings!  I only talk about this and bring it up because I usually feel the same way, if I am “strapped” for time, strapped being [...]

Now, there is, and probably will be for a long time, a debate over which is better, enzymes (fruit and vegetable-derived) or acids (Alpha Hydroxy-Acid or Beta Hydroxy Acid), which include: glycolic, salicylic, lactic.  The truth is that they both possess great benefits, it just depends on what you are looking for, as well as what skin type it is being used on. AHA’s are a little stronger and can produce more “anti-aging” results.  AHA’s [...]

Lips NEED Love Too! I love lips, my lips, your lips, just lips in general.I think they are beautiful and expressive.However, there is nothing that scares me or grosses me out more then dry, chapped lips.Ewww.Now that I have offended some readers, I can move on. Lips are the first place I feel dehydration.If you are not drinking enough water or fluids, then your lips can dry out.Now, I am not saying this is like [...]

Okay, so here it is. I used to think that skin exfoliation was not very important. Yes, I am that person. But if you know anything, it is that I was totally wrong about that.  Why on earth would you want to have those dead, useless skin cells soaking up your precious, and might I say expensive serums? You wouldn’t! So, after all that, I am just going to state that next to cleansing, exfoliation is [...]